Psythik

Psythik , vor 2 Tagen

I've on more than one occasion saved an old laptop from being replaced simply by slapping a cheap SATA SSD into them. The owners are almost always convinced that they needed a new PC, when all they do with it is browse Facebook and watch TikTok all day.

Psythik , vor 2 Tagen

Your Skylake laptop from 2015 boots faster than my Zen 4 desktop from 2022 (with a PCIe Gen 4 NVME SSD!)

This thing takes 25 seconds just to POST. The fucked up thing is that it used to be even worse, but has slowly been improving with BIOS updates. The good news is that once it's up and running, this machine is ready to fuck. Programs open the second I click the icon and loading screens don't exist in games anymore. But it's still disappointing that AMD can't figure out how to make their shit boot faster.

Psythik , vor 18 Stunden

Yeah I already did that but it's actually faster now to leave the memory training bypass shit off. (And like you said, bypassing memory training can lead to instability.) But when this motherboard first launched it actually did help speed up POST times.

I'm just glad that AMD is committed to working with motherboard manufacturers to keep the BIOS updates coming. This is my first AMD machine; I'm used to getting just one update over the course of my machine's lifespan—if even that—with the various Intel rigs I've built over the years.

Psythik , vor 18 Stunden

You can enable "Memory Context Restore" in the BIOS. There are also "DDR5 training options" you can mess with if you know what you're doing.

But like I said to the other person, the best way to speed up POST times is to simply keep your BIOS up to date. That alone has sped up my PC way more than any setting you can change.

Psythik , vor 2 Tagen

When I built a new PC last year, I was wondering how I managed to filled up a 4TB NVME in only 6 months... until I downloaded one of those programs that breaks down your hard drive usage.

Games, it's all games. I don't even consider myself a gamer. I can't even begin to imagine the struggle of an actual gamer who is still stuck with a 256GB SATA SSD as their only high speed drive. What do you do when nearly every game that comes out these days is 100GB+ and requires an SSD?

Psythik , vor 2 Tagen

Joking aside, has anyone legitimately tried to port an app to TempleOS, just for fun?

Psythik , vor 2 Tagen

Lol let me know if you find a good video.

Psythik , vor 5 Tagen (Bearbeitet vor 5 Tagen)

What do you do when the cat refuses to use scratching posts? No matter the material—cardboard, carpet, rope—she will only scratch the furniture and folded towels. (We even tried wrapping a scratching post in towel material and she still won't scratch it.)

Obviously we don't want her destroying the furniture, so we don't* let her scratch long enough to shorten her nails... wat do?

Psythik , vor 5 Tagen

I'll try the plastic idea; thanks.

Though it still doesn't solve the issue of her refusing to scratch a designated post. She'll just find something else. I've thought about buying a cheap yoga mat, cutting off a bit and taping it to the floor, cause she seems to enjoy scratching those too when we're working out and step away for a break.

Psythik , vor 10 Tagen

What kind of nastyass chick doesn't at least put a towel down first?

Psythik , vor 16 Tagen

IDK "Matt Walsh" seems like a perfectly average white person name to me. What makes it a troll name?

Psythik , vor 15 Tagen

Oh wow, fuck that guy.

Psythik , vor 22 Tagen

What country is this from? That's a rather confusing nutrition label; serving size is 15g but they show the nutrition facts for a 100g serving? It would make more sense to do the two column setup like the US does: show the info for one serving, and then the info for how much people actually eat (usually the entire package).

Psythik , vor 24 Tagen

Millennials aren't having kids, silly. We can't afford rent, let alone a child.

Psythik , vor 24 Tagen

You guys are completing campaigns?

Psythik , vor 23 Tagen

Gen Z is still too young to be having children.

Psythik , vor 23 Tagen

Exactly. They haven't even reached their 30s yet. These days your 20s is too young to have kids.

Psythik , vor 25 Tagen

I simply don't own a webcam. Last time I actually had a use for one was sometime around 2003. That said, I'm still fucked because I made the mistake of buying a phone that uses the camera as the light sensor.

Psythik , vor einem Monat (Bearbeitet vor einem Monat)

Three words: High Dynamic Range.

HDR is a tacked on feature in KDE that barely works. In Windows 11, it's a set and forget thing. SDR gets mapped to HDR space, so you don't have to constantly toggle it on and off when switching between content, like you have to do in other OSes. You can even upgrade SDR videos and games to true HDR, even if they don't have native support. It legit makes content look more realistic.

And if you have a newer GPU, there's also AI upscaling, which is great for watching HD and SD content on a 4K display. Pretty sure you can't do that* at all in Linux, at least not in real-time.

But if you have an SDR monitor and/or an older GPU, none of this matters to you. Which in that case, there's no reason for you to use Windows ever. But if your gear is newer, Linux is too outdated for you.

I'll check back in 5 years. Maybe 2029 will finally be the year I ditch Microsoft products for good.

Psythik , vor einem Monat

Boys, I tried. But I couldn't get HDR working properly in KDE, the kernel kept randomly locking up to the point where even REISUB didn't do anything, and 95% of my GPU settings were missing from the Nvidia X Server app and I couldn't get most of them restored.

Linux users look at me like I'm insane when I ask where the RTX Video Enhancement and 3D settings are. Half the reason why I bought an RTX GPU was for the video enhancement features like SDR to HDR conversion and AI upscaling, yet these features simply don't exist in Linux. And when it comes to the 3D settings, "just change the graphics settings in-game", I've seen people say, failing to realize that the vast majority of games are missing several graphics settings that are in the 3D settings screen. I go into that menu and make tweaks before I play anything. It's a make-or-break feature for me.

I'm sorry but Linux still hasn't caught up enough with Windows yet in the gaming and HDR realm for me to commit to an OS change. But if you have an AMD GPU and don't have an HDR display, I'm sure it's a wonderful gaming experience for you. I'll check back again in another 5 years.

Psythik , vor einem Monat

Fine with me; can't get HDR working in KDE, so I need a good excuse to give up and go back to Windows 11.

Psythik , vor einem Monat

Agreed. I never took courses on either piece of software. At the age of 12, I tried both PS 6.0 and GIMP (whatever version was the latest in the year 2000). I found Photoshop to be considerably easier to use, and that's what I've stuck with ever since. GIMP was at the time—and continues to be—completely and utterly unintuitive. It should have been completely rewritten from scratch over 20 years ago.

Psythik , vor einem Monat

Garuda Linux Gaming Edition is another option if you can get over the teenage "Dr4gonized" theme. I'd recommend it over PopOS because it's basically Arch with everything you need for a smooth transition from Windows pre-installed. PopOS is Ubuntu-based.

Psythik , vor einem Monat

It's impossible to tell without knowing the focal length of the lens used. Different camera lenses can make things appear closer or further to each other than they actually are.

Psythik , vor einem Monat (Bearbeitet vor einem Monat)

Don't you MAGA hats have anything better to do than complain about liberals all day? For fucks sake, PLEASE find a hobby.

(edit: well shit; turns out that I said this in fucking Lemmy.ml. I thought I blocked this shithole. No wonder why I'm seeing comments like yours.)

Psythik , vor einem Monat

Yeah seriously; I've been seeing ads like this in games since at least the 6th generation of consoles (PS2/GameCube/XBOX). I distinctly remember seeing Napster and Cingular Wireless ads in Tony Hawk's Underground 2, for example.

Hell, in the 90s we had entire games that were basically ads, like Chex Quest, Cool Spot (7-Up), and M.C. Kids (McDonald's).

Psythik , vor 2 Monaten

Regardless you should still play Chip's Challenge.

Psythik , vor einem Monat

Your loss. That game defined my childhood.

Psythik , vor 2 Monaten

Okay but why is it seemingly always associated with gaming? Anytime someone mentions Linux gaming, I often hear people asking them if they're using Wayland.

Psythik , vor 2 Monaten

Nope I'd be too busy getting into The Transporter mindset to fiddle with the radio. I may be an audiophile, but I'm a driver first and foremost and I have my priorities. Seconds count in a scenario such as this one.

Psythik , vor 2 Monaten

Nobody else wants the sports car? Really?

Psythik , vor 2 Monaten

Because it's more practical as a vehicle. It's more aerodynamic, probably more reliable since there will probably be parts available, and you won't get weird looks from other cars on the road.

Needless to say I was not a very imaginative kid. Guess that's what happens when you're raised by a down-to-earth, jerk of a father. I wasn't even allowed to believe in Santa.

Psythik , vor 2 Monaten

Ubuntu or ElementaryOS